http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2009/11/24/a-surprise-local-history-lesson-finding-an-antique-book/ Where Hunters Gather Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:05:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2009/11/24/a-surprise-local-history-lesson-finding-an-antique-book/comment-page-1/#comment-180249 Val Ubell Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:14:46 +0000 http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/?p=10308#comment-180249 Hello, why, that does make perfect sense! That would have been the type of item a dry goods or jewelry store might have carried. Glad to hear my blog has been read in the UK. Certainly hope you'll keep reading my blogs and enjoying CQ! Val Hello, why, that does make perfect sense! That would have been the type of item a dry goods or jewelry store might have carried. Glad to hear my blog has been read in the UK. Certainly hope you’ll keep reading my blogs and enjoying CQ! Val

]]> http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2009/11/24/a-surprise-local-history-lesson-finding-an-antique-book/comment-page-1/#comment-180093 David Worth Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:57:32 +0000 http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/?p=10308#comment-180093 I suspect the mysterious 'black goods' may be mourning wear. Certainly over here in the UK, much of the middle class was still following the trend set by Queen Victoria for an extended period of mourning after the loss of a spouse. I suspect the mysterious ‘black goods’ may be mourning wear. Certainly over here in the UK, much of the middle class was still following the trend set by Queen Victoria for an extended period of mourning after the loss of a spouse.

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